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tend with a full moon. Reports of walleye north of the perch pack. On Saturday night,
Walnut Creek was packed tight with anglers. Only a few fish in the creek. Forecast of rain
next week and cooler weather may bring in a good run of steelhead…tight lines, Dave.

Darl Black (Cochranton); filed 9-23. On Friday, I fished with Dave Lefebre on Lake Erie to

gather photos for an In-Fish smallmouth article. Weather was perfect when we started at

1 pm. We checked the shallow flats to see if fish had started to move up. One 3 pounder

dropped at the side of the boat. Then the wind shifted from the west to the east and

waves began to build. Moving out deeper, Dave attempted to show me how he drop-shot
his way to a 3rd place in the Bassmaster Angler of the Year tournament on Mille Lacs in

MN last week. He said Mille Lacs was rough all three days, similar to what we were expe-

riencing. But as he con- centrated on boat control,

staying on his waypoint and keeping his bait in the

zone, the waves contin- ued to build until 4 and 5

footers were crashing over the bow. “Time to go,”

Dave said after starring a rouge six foot wave in the

eye from the trough. Completely drenched during

the short ride back to the launch, I was really thank-

ful for my emergency pack of dry clothing I carry in

my vehicle.

LeBoeuf Lake
Steve Udick (Oil City); filed 9-26: Friends from
Waterford report good catches at LeBoeuf.
Chris Marczak shared a photo of a 29 inch
northern pike and a large bowfin from a recent
day on the lake. His friend Dylan Proctor
also caught a very large bowfin. Chris
guessed the bowfins were in the 6 to 8
pound range. They caught all their fish on

live chubs. So far this summer they estimated their catch of bow-
fins from LeBoeuf at over 100.

MERCER COUNTY

Shenango Lake
Drew @ 5 Points Country Store; filed 9-26: The white bass bite continues on Shenango.
I’ve never caught so many white bass in the lake as I have this year. And if you use live
bait, we’ve got golden shiners and minnows which white bass really like for sale here at 5